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Chirocephalus priscus

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Chirocephalus priscus is a species in the family Chirocephalidae, order Anostraca.

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Quick facts about Chirocephalus priscus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Chirocephalus priscus live?

Not recorded

Is Chirocephalus priscus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Chirocephalus priscus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classBranchiopoda
  4. orderAnostraca
  5. familyChirocephalidae
  6. genusChirocephalus
  7. SpeciesChirocephalus priscus (Daday, 1910)

Synonyms Pristicephalus priscus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Chirocephalus priscus

Other species in the same genus Chirocephalus.

Fairy shrimp

Chirocephalus diaphanus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Chirocephalus priscus?

Chirocephalus priscus (Chirocephalus priscus) belongs to the family Chirocephalidae in the order Anostraca.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chirocephalus priscus (Chirocephalus priscus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-priscus

MLA

“Chirocephalus priscus (Chirocephalus priscus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-priscus.

BibTeX
@misc{chirocephalus_priscus_2026,
  title = {Chirocephalus priscus (Chirocephalus priscus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-priscus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}